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в бочке кусковатую

English translation: dismembered in a barrel

15:24 Apr 22, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Russian term or phrase: в бочке кусковатую
Utterly perplexed.

A man relating his frustration in pursuing a member of the fair sex.

Я за ней полтора года потом следил, мне ребята мои уже говорят, давай мы тебе ее с кляпом в глотке привезем, ну или в бочке кусковатую, успокоишься и будешь дальше с женой жить, а я ведь ни в какую.
Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 12:50
English translation:dismembered in a barrel
Explanation:
Quite a pleasant image.
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 12:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6dismembered in a barrel
Mark Berelekhis
4 +1her corpse cut into pieces put in a barrel
rns


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
her corpse cut into pieces put in a barrel


Explanation:
 

rns
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Teplitsky
2 hrs
  -> Спасибо.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
dismembered in a barrel


Explanation:
Quite a pleasant image.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 12:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 467

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  The Misha: Oh, man, a lot of good that would do! Let's make it "chopped up" though to preserve the author's lively style.
11 mins
  -> Somehow 'dismembered' freaks me out more, but agreed that 'chopped up' is more style appropriate.
agree  Zamira B.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  lanaka: I'd go for "chopped up" here
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  alex suhoy
16 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Oleksiy Markunin: Agree, "dismembered" makes a far stonger impression
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  cyhul
5 days
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